Sankt Hans Amber Saison
Grassroots Brewing

Sankt Hans Amber SaisonSankt Hans Amber Saison
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From:
Grassroots Brewing
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 7.23%
Reviews:
53
Ratings:
291
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 12, 2022
Added:
Aug 06, 2012
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  41
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Ratings by WanderingFool:
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Reviewed by WanderingFool from Massachusetts

4.42/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Purchased a bottle of Sankt Hans at the Hill Farmstead Harvest Fest.

The beer pours a cloudy copper color with a big, frothy white head on top. The foam dissolves slowly leaving behind a coating of lace on the glass.

The aroma is fruity and spicy. Notes of apple and banana blend nicely with clove and pepper.

Each sip of this medium to full bodied beer is very smooth and soft with mild carbonation. The flavor begins sweet with caramel malt, grapes and a little apple. The middle has a touch of clove and it finishes bready with moderate fruity tartness. Once gone the spice and fruity tartness lingers on the palate.

This is a very tasty, full flavored beer with a terrific mouth feel.
Sep 26, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.15 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Jan 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.31 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

May 31, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by t2grogan from Arizona

Nov 15, 2019
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Reviewed by kevanb from Illinois

3.93/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
750ml bottle, dated 05.17.18, poured into a Half Acre "occult" tulip glass. Enjoyed on 07.07.19, reviewed from Tasting Journal.

The beer pours a nice amber and honey olor, cloudy with a white head that has great soapy lacing. The aroma pleasant, soft funk, assertive amber grains, citrus peel, a bit of spice and floral bouquet with mineral water as well. The flavors are right in line with the nose, amber malts and biscuity cereal grains, lemon peel, orange blossom and other fragrant wildflower comes across with some raw honeycomb and soft funkiness and mineral water. The mouthfeel is good, coating medium body that is lively and crisp with a lightly tart finish.

Verdict: A very nice amber saison from Grassroots/Hill Farmstead. It's simple and straight to the point but it's rewarding and very refreshing to drink.
Oct 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by eddiefl from New York

Sep 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by edthehead from Maryland

Aug 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by cp45 from New Jersey

Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.18 by von_kaiser from Connecticut

Jul 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Jul 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by JLK7299 from North Carolina

Jul 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Jul 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by Kurmaraja from California

Dec 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by Dark_Scarecrow from Virginia

Nov 03, 2018
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.44/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle onsite at Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, VT.

This one pours a nice golden amber color, with a big fluffy head and lots of lacing.

This smells like honey, grassy funk, herbal tea, bready malt, lemon, and toast.

This is really well done. It’s got a nice malt character for the style, with a nice warm toastiness and some definite breadiness. There’s a soft lemony acidity, and lots of hay type funk, and just a hint of honey sweetness.

This is light bodied and surprisingly creamy, with a great level of drinkability.

I had been looking forward to trying this for a while now. It did not disappoint.
Nov 03, 2018
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Rated by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

4.04/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Share 10/20/18 Aromatic and tasty. Thanks Hashim!
Oct 28, 2018
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Reviewed by Digimaika2 from Canada (ON)

3.91/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: (4.00) Fantastic amber colour. Deep and dark almost like a peach or ice tea. Decent foam quickly dissipates to a ring.
S: (4.25) White grape, grass, lemon, honey, cloves, pepper, biscuits. Lots of different saison/farmhouse elements with a pronounced white grape aroma.
T: (3.75) Tart/sour flavour up front of white grape and lemon transition to a sweeter orange, spice and biscuit malt profile. Very strong flavours with that pleasing white grape really taking centre stage. Dry finish.
M: (4.00) Good oily body with a moderate carbonation pretty near to style. Wasn't detecting a lower carbonation as others have pointed out. Might've improved with newer batches (bottled May 2018).
O: (3.75) A very flavourful saison. My preference for saisons leans towards more of a spice/grass focus as opposed to fruit, however this is nonetheless very delicious.
Aug 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.34 by xtonytx from Connecticut

Aug 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by Uconnelmo from Connecticut

Jul 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.49 by Jtsang1 from New York

Jul 24, 2018
Sankt Hans Amber Saison from Grassroots Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 291 ratings